Compare careers
Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.
Career A (or your current career)
Urban and Regional Planners
Career B (or your target career)
Geographers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Urban and Regional Planners | Geographers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $89,320 | $102,040 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 44,230 | 1,400 |
| Typical education | Master's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 4 |
| Important skills | Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking, Active Listening, Systems Analysis, Reading Comprehension | Writing, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Water Resource Specialists, Hydrologic Technicians, Geographers, Chief Executives | Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians, Environmental Economists, Urban and Regional Planners, Sociologists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
95%
18 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
4
Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.
Shared skills
- Reading Comprehension+0.4 level
- Writing+0.8 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Active Listening—
- Active Learning—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Systems Analysis—
- Systems Evaluation—
- Learning Strategies+0.7 level
- Instructing+0.6 level
- Time Management—
- Mathematics—
- Service Orientation—
- Coordination—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Monitoring—
Only in Geographers
- Science
Only in Urban and Regional Planners
- Negotiation
- Operations Analysis
- Persuasion
- Management of Personnel Resources